Our beautiful South Australian parks provide countless opportunities for children and families to connect with nature and to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of playing, learning and being physically active through bushwalking, camping, picnicking, fishing, swimming, cycling, surfing and exploring.
Nature Play SA’s Park of the Month will showcase a different park each month and encourage children and families to experience a range of landscapes, flora and fauna while taking part in fun nature based activities.
February’s Park of the Month is South Australia’s most visited park – Granite Island Recreation Park!
Crossing the long wooden causeway from Victor Harbor to Granite Island by walking or by horse-drawn tram is a rite of passage for South Australians – more than 700,000 visitors a year make it our most visited park!
Granite Island is famous for its huge granite boulders tinged with orange lichen. It is also the home of a colony of little penguins. There are lots of activities for kids on and around Granite Island including following the ‘Kaiki Walk’ trail to learn more about the area’s history whilst seeing spectacular coastal scenery, huge granite boulders and listening to the sound of waves crashing against rocky shores.
February Events & Ideas:
- Hop on a Horse-drawn Tram
- Beach Combing
- Walk along the Screwpile Jetty
- Explore the Kaiki Walk around Granite Island
- Ride along the Encounter Bike Trail
- Visit the SA Whale Centre Interpretive Centre
- Go Fishing
Hop on a Horse-drawn Tram
- Where: The Causeway, Esplanade, Victor Harbor
- Description: The historic Horse-drawn tram takes passengers from the mainland via the 600m wooden causeway to Granite Island every 20 minutes. Tickets available from the Tram Driver.
Beach Combing
- Where: Granite Island Recreation Park, Victor Harbor
- When:15 February 2015 at 11am
- Description: Enjoy a fun time beach combing on the shores around Granite Island Recreation Park. Learn about the amazing worlds on the shore and between the tides.
- Bookings Essential: info@natureplaysa.org.au
- South Australian Research and Development Institute
Walk along the Screwpile Jetty
- Where: Granite Island
- Description: Finished in 1882, the ‘Screwpile Jetty’ (named because it’s iron piles were screwed into the limestone seabed) is a wonderful piece of South Australian History.
Explore the Kaiki Walk around Granite Island
- Where: Granite Island
- Description:Explore the Island and it’s magical wonders. Learn more about the area’s history whilst seeing spectacular coastal scenery, huge granite boulders and listening to the sound of waves crashing against rocky shores.
Ride along the Encounter Bike Trail
- Where: Victor Harbor
- Description: Enjoy a scenic coastal bike ride along the Encounter Bike Trail to Granite Island
Visit the SA Whale Centre Interpretive Centre
- Where: SA Whale Centre, Victor Harbor
- Description: Visit the SA Whale Centre and take an interactive journey through amazing displays to learn about marine creatures
Go Fishing
- Where: Granite Island
- Description: Drop a line off the causeway, screwpile jetty or breakwater
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Nature Play SA website.
What: Nature Play SA Park of the Month | Granite Island Recreation Park
When: Feburary 2015
Where: Granite Island Recreation Park, Victor Harbor
Who: Families/All Ages
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